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Employee-owned architects rebrands to fit its collaborative social purpose

Studio Skein in Plymouth is working on a number of projects with the region's growing co-op…

2021: Looking back on Co-op News’ 150th year

This year we looked back at some key events from our first century and a half…

A year in co-operation: How we reported on 2021

Timeline for an eventual year for the movement

Snapshots from the 1980s and the idealism of its worker co-ops

A new collection of fascinating images from a golden era for the movement

Tony Blair’s rush for power left co-ops out in the cold, argues new study

Dr Rita Rhodes reviews a critical history of the rise of New Labour, which points to…

Co-op News at 150: How we covered the first World Cooperative Congress

'To have an international conference was a big thing, and people were getting really excited about…

Virtual tour launched at Pioneers Museum in response to pandemic

'Renting the film helps our charity to reach a worldwide audience to spread the message of…

How a retail co-op weathered world trade

Andrew Bibby reviews a history of the global trading efforts of the CWS

Our Circle: ‘A magazine for young people’

As part of our 150th anniversary celebrations, we look back at the co-operative children's magazine published…

New exhibition celebrates story of Leicestershire co-ops

Organiser CASE has collected material from across the county to tell more than 1,000 co-op stories

Co-op Group to preserve historic signage revealed during store refit

The signage is a relic of the Royal Arsenal Co-op, a large consumer co-op founded in…

Obituary: Johnston Birchall, a scholar and champion for the co-op movement

The Stirling University professor spent 30 years studying the movement, including an important report on co-op…